stigma
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin stigma < Ancient Greek στίγμα (stigma), “‘brand’”) < στίζω (stizō), “‘I mark’”)
[edit] Noun
stigma (plural stigmata or stigmas)
- A mark of infamy or disgrace.
- A scar or birthmark.
- (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).
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[edit] Translations
mark of infamy
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[edit] External links
- stigma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- stigma in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
stigma m. (plural stigmi)
- stigma (all senses)
